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Imran Khan Detained at Mumbai Protest Supporting CJP Demonstration
Actor Imran Khan was detained by police during a protest in Mumbai.
The protest supported a Cockroach Janata Party demonstration planned in New Delhi.
The party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged problems with voter-list changes.
Police said the Mumbai gathering did not have permission and that protests were allowed only at Azad Maidan.
CJP supporters said they had asked police for permission by email but got no answer.
Reports said more than 400 people were detained around Mumbai.
Khan posted a selfie that seemed to show him inside a police van.
He had previously spoken in support of protestors and their right to express opinions.
Actor Imran Khan was detained by Mumbai Police on Saturday, October 10, near August Kranti Maidan.
The Mumbai gathering supported the Cockroach Janata Party's planned protest in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The party is demanding Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
Police said the gathering lacked permission and that court directions allowed protests only at Azad Maidan; CJP supporters said they had emailed police and received no reply.
Reports said more than 400 people were detained at different locations across Mumbai; Khan posted a selfie from what appeared to be a police van.
- Who
- Actor Imran Khan, Mumbai Police, and Cockroach Janata Party supporters.
- What
- Khan was detained during a Mumbai gathering supporting a CJP protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Where
- Near August Kranti Maidan in south Mumbai.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the year is not specified for the detention.
- Why
- The gathering supported the CJP's demand for Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision.
CJP Supporters
Mumbai Police
Permission for the gathering
CJP Supporters
CJP supporters said they had emailed Mumbai Police seeking permission but received no response.
Mumbai Police
Police said permission had not been obtained and that, under Bombay High Court directions, protests were permitted only at Azad Maidan.
Key facts
- Detained
- Actor Imran Khan
- Date
- Saturday, October 10; year not specified
- Location
- Near August Kranti Maidan, south Mumbai
- Supported demonstration
- Cockroach Janata Party protest planned in New Delhi
- Party demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
- Reported detentions
- More than 400 people at different locations across Mumbai
- Police position
- Police said the gathering lacked permission and protests were permitted only at Azad Maidan under Bombay High Court directions.
- Supporters' position
- CJP supporters said they emailed Mumbai Police for permission but received no response.
Quotes
Imran Khan
Bollywood actor detained at the Mumbai protest.
“Something broke in me today. Watching as police gassed and battered student protestors… how could I make sense of this? These students who worked hard, only to be failed by the system. These people who asked to be heard, only to be met with silence. These citizens who stood up to show what matters to them… beaten down and disowned by the establishment.”
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“True art is going to have an individual artist point of you embedded within it, and as part of our human nature, we are going to have opinion and perspective that we hold through to ourselves . If you can’t stand by your opinions and if you do not pour your own heart into your art, your art has no value.”
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